3 has revealed the Skypephpone S2 which includes much more than just your average wi-fi phone. This bad boy sports HSDPA data, a 3.2 megapixel camera, 50MB of memory, and a microSD slot of adding more, and – of course – integrated Skype support.

Of course, Skype-to-Skype calls on the phone are completely free, and you can keep your Skype count working with standard phone lines as well for about $19 a month on a pay-as-you-go option. If you sign up for a plan, however, you can actually get the phone for free.

If you’re going the pay as you go route, the phone will cost you £69 according to Tech Digest.

So now they’ve improved and released their Linux version. Coincidence – I was playing around with a Linux laptop at a local computer store a few days ago and wondered how compatible it would be with the VOIP and IM apps I regularly use.

Here’s a snip from the official announcement:

We have finally put up the latest and the greatest and public and 1.3.

Named Skype for Linux 1.3.0.53 it sports an impressive change log with a lot of visual, usability and sound quality improvements.

There are still some audio problems (for some users, especially those on Ubuntu 6.06), and we will try to address them in further versions.

So, all you penguin hugging Skype junkies, can download Skype for Linux here.

[tags]Skype for Linux[/tags]

[Source: Madfire.net Via: Digg]

YapperMouse is a fully functional phone cleverly disguised as a mouse. When a call comes in, simply pick up the mouse to talk. The scroll wheel also transforms into the volume control.
Every YapperMouse is armed with a 800dpi optical engine from Agilent Technologies. YapperMouse satisfies even the most demanding gamers.

The YapperMouse also can be set to vibrate instead of ring, it has a speaker phone function so you can use it as a mouse while taking a call and the unit is covered in a velvety material for comfort.

All in all I think this one has a leg up on other VoIP Mouse Phones.

[Source: Yappernut Via: OhGizmo, Chip Chick]

Ok, so you can scrap your VOIP Mouse Phone once you get your eager little paws on the IP–Talky multimedia keyboard with built–in VOIP handset.

Computer peripherals specialist A4 Tech has announced it will debut a new Talky multimedia keyboard with built-in VOIP handset at CEBIT in Hannover, Germany on March 9. The ergonomic layout keyboard works with Skype, MSN, Yahoo Message, QQ and Net2phon and has an addition Audio In/Out port so it can be used with a headset or the built-in handset or in speakerphone mode.

[Source: Gizmag.com, A4 Tech]

[tags]VOIP Keyboard, CEBIT, A4 Tech[/tags]

It’s a fully functional computer mouse and it flips open into a VOIP phone for use with Skype, or other services (unconfirmed, the product page is written in Japanese). The wire carries the phone signal via the USB port the mouse is plugged into.

The Sony mouse phone is cool, really cool.

[Source: Sony Japan Via: Akihabara]

The P*PHONE is an old school style headset which comes with several adaptors for your mobile as well as a Y-cable which will allow you to simply plug it into your computer and use it as a standard VoIP headset. Woot, baby!

They come in white, black, pink and red (Oohhh, I want a red one!). They’re available through the Skype store (product page here) and are currently on sale for £40 until Sept 12th and after that they’ll be back at their regular price of £48. Those prices work out to about $74 and $88 USD.

[via Gear Live]

57% of small- to medium-sized business (SMB) owners are apprehensive about the reliability of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers available today, according to a recent survey by Switchvox, a leading provider of capable PBX phone systems for SMBs. The online survey also found that 33% of SMBs are concerned about the quality of calls when using VoIP services. 76% of respondents were open to testing out VoIP, as long as a service level guarantee was in place. The survey highlights key industry concerns and the need for VoIP providers to offer reliable, quality services.

Of course, Switchbox offers lots of tips and advice in the press release, plus a solution to the problem that only they provide. I love self promotional propaganda. Don’t you?

[via PRWeb]